The 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) assist in the investigation of an alleged homicide occurring outside of the town of Cope, just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 13.

It’s believed a father and son were involved in a physical altercation at a residence in the 43000 block of County Road 5 in Washington County on Sunday evening. According to the initial investigation, it’s alleged the father, Stanley Laybourn, 65, fired a weapon, striking his son, Leyton Laybourn, 31.

Leyton Laybourn was transported to the Yuma District Hospital in Yuma for treatment and was later pronounced dead.

Stanley Laybourn was immediately taken into custody by deputies with the WCSO. Laybourn was taken to the WCSO Justice Center, where he’s currently being held on a $250,000 bond and is facing a second-degree murder charge.